Law enforcement is concerned about the prospect of violence. Protective fencing is once again going to surround the U.S. Capitol next week as Capitol Police anticipate potential problems…
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Senate Announces D.C. Statehood Hearing
National support of the measure reported to be at 54%. On Tuesday, the Senate announced that it would be moving forward with a plan to consider extending statehood…
Read MoreFrance Sending Statue of Liberty “Little Sister” to U.S.
It is intended to “conserve and defend our friendship,” France says. A “little sister” version of the Statue of Liberty should arrive in the U.S. from France just…
Read MoreHouse Passes D.C. Statehood Bill
Vote was entirely along party lines. By a vote of 216-208, the House of Representatives voted for the second time in less than a year to make the…
Read MoreHouse to Vote on D.C. Statehood Bill
Vote to occur the week of April 19. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia, said the House will…
Read MoreCar Rams Capitol Barricade
Capitol police officers injured and killed. On Friday afternoon, a car rammed a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol striking wo officers. One of the Capitol Police was killed…
Read MoreNational Guard Troops Drawing Down from D.C.
Defense Secretary okays smaller support force for two more months. As the concerns of protests and potential civil unrest in Washington, D.C. continue to decrease, many National Guard…
Read MoreIran Claims Active Terror Cells in D.C.
Demand withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Middle East. Militia groups from Iran claim to have active cells of operatives stationed in Washington, D.C., and other American cities,…
Read MoreNational Guard in D.C. Until March
They have responded to local and federal agency requests to be there. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced that the National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., after…
Read MoreDefense Secretary Visits Guard Troops at Capitol
Calls increase for them to go home. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited troops from the National Guard who are protecting the Capitol. He spoke to them from the building’s…
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